Monday, October 31, 2011

Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed and are still enjoying Halloween fun. I suppose that this year part of our seasonal fun is the annual Sephora Friends & Family sale, am I right beauty community? Everyone loves a good sale off beauty products!

This year is a little different than most years in that instead of a universal coupon code, every person gets an individual coupon code for 20% off which you can get from http://www.sephora.com/friends. I will say that when I went to get my own code the site crashed but I'm thinking that it should work fine this late into the game. The sale will go on through November 3rd, so you can still take advantage of the sale for a couple more days!

Side-by-side so you can see how the NARS palette compares to the Tarte blush. Tarte Exposed's base shade is in the same family as NARS Orgasm but rosier, slightly deeper, and matte. Sin and Desire are both cooler-toned blushes in the palette. You can also notice here how sheer the Lancome lipstick is. Like other moisturizing lipsticks, the formula is not as long-lasting as more pigmented lipsticks, but I personally prefer reapplying versus having dry lips.

I hope the swatches and video were helpful for anyone interested in any of the items I bought! I'm already knee-deep into trying out the products (wearing MUFE powder today with Tarte blush, and Lancome lipstick) so you can look forward to having them pop up in a future Hits & Misses video too.

One last thing before I forget, today I got a mailer for Sephora V.I.B. "Holiday Shopping Event" for 20% off an entire purchase with code VIBDREAM from November 10th-14th. This coupon is valid for in-store as well as online so if you end up missing this Friends & Family sale there's still a chance that you can get the discount in a little over a week! (Sorry Canadians, I think this is US only.) There is also an invite to an in-store event where a friend can get the 20% discount on a single purchase transaction as well, so keep your eyes peeled for this mailer.

I am so jealous of your blush palette I want it so bad! But if I do get it, it would have to be a bitrthday/christmas gift, I can't afford to spend $50 on just 6 blushes :(( I wish I was in a high school again and had money!

I was a lion this Halloween btw and used your tutorial http://sillyhungry.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-2011.html and had the same Leg Avenue costume! Everyone loved the makeup and I told them about your videos :)

my order with the nars palette was cancelled :( oh well, i have most colors anyways. sin is such a great color, love it! i got a tarte blush as well, and the powder (in 202). i spent too much, stuff will have to go back!!

Hi Jen, I am only getting started in BB creams and have ordered about 3 different ones based on your comprehensive review with your friend. I was hoping to get a review regarding the Fairy Drops one since we both have the same skin tone.

I noticed it has popped up a few times on your blog and you mentioned that you would review that one back in one of your hits & misses videos a couple of months ago.

But yes, if you have any extra time to do a review on that BB cream it would be really appreciated!

i just spent so much at sephora thanks to your post! haha x: thanks for all the reviews and videos that you do. they're so helpful. (:

i had a bit of a random question- was there a specific reason you stopped using the lancome photogenic concealer and switched to mac? i've had horrible luck with concealers and i was going to pick up the lancome one based on your older reviews but i noticed that you don't use it anymore. i thought maybe it was cause they discontinued it, but then i saw that lancome still sells camee on their website. did you just like mac better?

Great haul, Jen! I'm still waiting for mine to arrive in the mail. I ordered the MUFE matte velvet liquid foundation but would love to know how the MUFE powder foundation works out for you. P.S. What did you end up being for Halloween?

I just picked up the NARS blush palette thanks to you, and I LOVE the Tarte blush in Exposed as well! It's the only blush I've ever owned that I've hit pan on because I'm never that loyal to any of my blushes.

Jen, could you please, pleeeease tell me where you got your right hand rings? They are so beautiful and adorable. I love both the rings on your index and middle finger. I've literally been randomly googling for similar styles because they just look so adorable on you. I've always stayed away from gold rings because I thought it would clash with my white gold engagement ring and wedding band, but after seeing you pull it off, I can't wait to start wearing them again. Thank you so much. I love your vids and I'm a huge fan!

Jen, will you ever do makeup tutorials for your old entries, such as your vintage lips one: http://www.frmheadtotoe.com/2009/05/vintage-red-lips-and-photoshoot.html? Not that I'm trying to imply anything ;) but this is one of my favorite looks from yours ever!

I've just recently discovered your blog and videos and I just wanted to say that I really admire your honesty and that you don't jump on the bandwagon in terms of make up and skin care products everyone in the blogosphere seems to use!

I'm from Australia and my parents are Vietnamese. I'm petite as well, standing at 155cm (5'2"? ish) and have lots of trouble finding clothes and shoes which fit! Most things are big on me.

I enjoyed this haul video and am considering trying the Exposed blush. Though we don't have a Sephora here in Australia :/

Hi Jen! I really hope you do a tutorial with the new lipstick...I have been looking for a good red shade and think this could be the one....would love to see how it looks on you so that I can get a better idea! Thanks for the post....stay beautiful!